I think the "bracketbuster" games are now finished for the Big Sky (although I could be wrong on that) Last year was the last year of the deal as I recall and I haven't seen anything saying they were renewing.
I understand your point about the scheduling aspect although again do you want to have to play say Weber and Montana twice a year in men's basketball while say Northern Colorado plays schools like Southern Utah and North Dakota twice?
That's a big disadvantage for ISU from a caliber of opponent standpoint.
To me it would be fairer at least in theory to rotate games. Every team plays a game against every other school in the league. That's 11 games. Then you take the remaining seven and rotate them over the years so one year you might play Eastern, Portland, Sac. Idaho, NAU, So. Utah and Weber twice. The next year it might be Montana, Montana St., No. Dakota, No. Colorado, Eastern, Portland and Sac twice.
You just keep cycling it through for everyone.
The schedule for the Big Sky is finalized after recommendations by the same folks who do the NBA and MLB schedules.
Given the oddity of the MLB schedules every year, that does explain some things. LOL :lol:
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